2024 Calabretta Carricante Sicilia IGT, Sicily, Italy (750ml) Barrel Aged Gin mineral and savory hints

mineral and savory hints

and hint of rose

and this 2018 is a brilliant wine in the making

Notes of strawberries and blood oranges accompany a long persistent finish

while lingering notes of mocha and toasted marshmallow carry through to a long

2024 Calabretta Carricante Sicilia IGT, Sicily, Italy (750ml) Barrel Aged Gin mineral and savory hintsWINEMAKER'S NOTES: Calabretta makes about 2,000 bottles a year of this rare white wine made from (mostly) old vine Carricante, interplanted with Minella Bianca (for acidity). It is aged in a combo of tank and neutral wood. This intriguing white is somewhat reminiscent of Pepes Trebbiano dAbruzzo, with melony fruit and hints of straw, hay and almonds. According to Massimiliano, Carricante is somewhat tight in its youth and requires a couple of years to